The spring 2026 ready-to-wear collections will see 15 debuts across New York, Milan, and Paris (sorry, Brits!). That’s in addition to the other new collections we saw for fall. It seems like the whole industry is focused on the future, but Balmain and Olivier Rousteing are marking a milestone. The storied French house is turning 80 this September—Pierre Balmain hosted his first fashion show in September of 1945!—kicking off a season of celebrations with an exhibition at Printemps New York, the French retailer’s new US outpost.

“Maybe what is actually new is to celebrate 80 years of a house and 15 years of a designer,” said Olivier Rousteing with a smile, calling from Paris ahead of his trip to New York. With this much movement and reshuffling, permanence and longevity certainly se

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